pysec - pysec-2024-2

PYSEC-2024-2

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2024-01-09 09:15 - Updated: 2024-01-17 11:19

Details

In Appwrite CLI before 3.0.0, when using the login command, the credentials of the Appwrite user are stored in a ~/.appwrite/prefs.json file with 0644 as UNIX permissions. Any user of the local system can access those credentials.

Severity ?

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Impacted products

Name	purl
appwrite	pkg:pypi/appwrite

Aliases

CVE-2023-50974

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "appwrite",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/appwrite"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.0.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.0.1",
        "0.0.2",
        "0.0.3",
        "0.0.4",
        "0.0.5",
        "0.0.6",
        "0.1.0",
        "0.1.1",
        "0.10.0",
        "0.2.0",
        "0.2.1",
        "0.2.2",
        "0.3.0",
        "0.4.0",
        "0.5.0",
        "0.5.1",
        "0.6.0",
        "0.7.0",
        "0.8.0",
        "0.9.0",
        "1.0.0",
        "1.0.0rc1",
        "1.1.0",
        "1.2.0",
        "2.0.0",
        "2.0.1",
        "2.0.2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-50974"
  ],
  "details": "In Appwrite CLI before 3.0.0, when using the login command, the credentials of the Appwrite user are stored in a ~/.appwrite/prefs.json file with 0644 as UNIX permissions. Any user of the local system can access those credentials.",
  "id": "PYSEC-2024-2",
  "modified": "2024-01-17T11:19:17.695321+00:00",
  "published": "2024-01-09T09:15:00+00:00",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://gist.github.com/SkypLabs/72ee00ecfa7d1a3494e2d69a24279c1d"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gist.github.com/SkypLabs/72ee00ecfa7d1a3494e2d69a24279c1d"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://appwrite.io/docs/tooling/command-line/installation"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2023-50974 (GCVE-0-2023-50974)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-09 00:00 – Updated: 2025-06-17 16:02

Summary

Severity ?

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

	https://gist.github.com/SkypLabs/72ee00ecfa7d1a34…
	https://appwrite.io/docs/tooling/command-line/ins…

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        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T22:23:44.139Z",
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        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
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            ],
            "url": "https://gist.github.com/SkypLabs/72ee00ecfa7d1a3494e2d69a24279c1d"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://appwrite.io/docs/tooling/command-line/installation"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
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              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "LOCAL",
              "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
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              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
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              "userInteraction": "NONE",
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          },
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                  }
                ],
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                "timestamp": "2024-08-27T16:01:54.666779Z",
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        ],
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        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
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}

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Author	Source	Type	Date

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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PYSEC-2024-2

CVE-2023-50974 (GCVE-0-2023-50974)

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